Hair comb



Dec. 1, 1942. P. ILLINGwoRTl-l HAIR coMB Filed July 31, 1941 X Manitu; 5Arron/XH' Patented Dec. 1, 1942 UNITED STATES OFFICE Application July31, 1941, Serial No. 404,936 In Great Britain September 16, 1940 3Claims.

The present invention relates to an improved hair comb.

According to the present invention a comb comprises a body slotted toreceive a plurality of teeth having heads of irregular section, whichheads are enshrouded within the body and a detachable cap thereonlocking the teeth against movement.

The invention is more particularly described with reference to theaccompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a View of the complete comb,

Figure 2 is a partial perspective View of the body of the comb and capdetached therefrom,

Figure 3 is an end sectional elevation of the comb,

Figure 4 is an end elevation of a single tooth` Figure 5 is aperspective View of a single tooth,

A body I is formed of bone or a moulded plastic material, which body haseither an open slot or a plurality of sockets 2 for the reception ofindividual detachable interchangeable teeth and has end lugs 3 for thesecuring of a cap 4 by means of countersunk screws 5. The individualteeth 6 threaded through the slots 2 each have heads 1, Which heads maybe of T or other irregular cross-section, as shown, for instance, withgrooves 8, 9, on opposite sides, preferably at differing distances fromthe top of the tooth to avoid weakening this, which recesses 8, 9, areengaged by ribs IU, II, respectively, on the cap 4, In the setting up ofthe comb, therefore, in the arrangement shown the teeth 6 Will bethreaded onto the ribs IU, II, from one end of the cap 4 and then thiscap assembled upon the body I, by sliding the teeth through the slots 2,whereupon the cap 4 can be secured upon the body I by means of screws 5.

It will be seen that the comb is completely selfcleaning in that thewithdrawal of the cap 4 will automatically clean the teeth, as these aredrawn through the slots 2. Furthermore, any broken tooth can be readilyreplaced by another.

The body I may be provided with grooves I2 to assist in gripping thecomb.

The comb teeth 6 may be all oi similar size and all interchangeable withone another, or they may be formed in groups of different thickness, inwhich case, of course, either an open slot may be provided in the combbody I or the slots can be of different size at one end of the comb bodyI to those on the other end of the comb body.

It will follow, of course, that Where a single open slot is used, thecomb will not be selfcleaning vonfdetachment of its parts.

To ensure the spacing of the teeth, particularly where the body has anopen slot, these may be provided with a flange I3, as shown, projectingbeyond the side of the tooth. The end teeth, as shown at I4 in Figure 1,may be of greater width than the other teeth to give strength. In thiscase obviously the flanges I3 only need be provided on one of these. r

If desired the teeth of the comb may be coloured diierently from theback of the comb or coloured on one side differently from the other.

I declare that What I claim is:

1. A comb comprising a slotted body, a plurality of teeth each of awidth substantially equal to the Width of the slots in the body and eachhaving a dovetail head, a cap grooved longitudinally to engage andsupport the dovetail heads of the teeth, and means to secure the cap tothe body.

2. A comb comprising a plurality of individual teeth having dovetailheads, 'a slotted body holding said teeth in predetermined lateralspacing and a cap engaging the heads of the teeth to enable them to bewithdrawn simultaneously from the slots in the body.

3. A comb comprising a slotted body, a plurality .of teeth havinggrooves on opposite sides and accommodatedindividually in said slots, adetachable cap on said body and ribs on said cap engaging the grooves inthe teeth to lock them against movement axially of their length and toallow their Withdrawal from the body as one unit.

PHIL ILLINGWORTH.

